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The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving…The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving…
The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholic church, the consent of the ancient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholike church, the consent of the antient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1657
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§ 5. Of the outward means.
Let us now come to the external means, to wit, Gods Covenant, and the administration of the Covenant in the Ministry of the word and Sacraments. The Covenant is twofold, 1. Of works, or the Law. 2. Of Grace, or the Gospel.
LEt us now come to the external means, to wit, Gods Covenant, and the administration of the Covenant in the Ministry of the word and Sacraments. The Covenant is twofold, 1. Of works, or the Law. 2. Of Grace, or the Gospel.
1.1 These two the Papists do almost confound: for they plainly make the Gospel a Covenant of works, and call it the new Law, which prescribes a more perfect obedience then the Law it self, for the obtaining of Justification and Salvation.
- 11. Its no Covenant of works in Pauls sense, or as Moses Law was; But humane Actions are its condition. And as all the Ancients use to call it the new Law, so its justly, seeing Christ is the King of the Church and it hath the nature of a Law. But the promise is the chief part: and the moral precepts prescribe no other obedience then they did before in nature: But Positives are added.1. Its no Covenant of works in Pauls sence, or as Moses Law was; But humane Actions are its condition. And as all the Ancients use to call it the new Law, so its justly, seeing Christ is the King of the Church and it hath the nature of a Law. But the promise is the chief part: and the moral precepts prescribe no other obedience then they did before in nature: But Positives are added.